M79.5
BillableResidual foreign body in soft tissue
Residual foreign body in soft tissue
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Residual foreign body in soft tissue6058003
- Retained foreign body of middle ear15930003
- Foreign body in subcutaneous tissue93459000
- Old foreign body in middle ear194342001
- Foreign body in skin wound211463006
- Foreign body left in wound213282006
- Metal foreign body in trunk283166005
- FB in middle ear302907009
- Foreign body in middle ear302907009
- Open injury with foreign body in wound397177002
- Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to foreign body472786003
- Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction due to foreign material472786003
- Retained foreign body in multiple soft tissue sites1287114008
- Retained foreign body in soft tissue of multiple sites1287114008
- Multiple retained foreign bodies in soft tissue1287115009
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code M79.5?
ICD-10-CM code M79.5 represents "Residual foreign body in soft tissue". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is M79.5 a billable code?
Yes, M79.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is M79.5 in?
M79.5 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).
What codes cannot be used with M79.5?
M79.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic rheumatism (F45.8); soft tissue pain, psychogenic (F45.41); foreign body granuloma of skin and subcutaneous tissue (L92.3); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does M79.5 map to?
M79.5 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 302907009, 211463006, 93459000, 213282006, 283166005, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for M79.5?
M79.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0158368. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.